KINRA (Perù, 2023, 157′) Friday, September 27, at 9 pm, Cinema Teatro Monterosa, Via Brandizzo, 65 Pre-opening Job Film Days 2024 in collaboration with Cinema Teatro Monterosa, Festival de Cine de Lima and Cinetrab. Job Film Days presents Friday, September 27 at 9 pm, at the Monterosa Cinema Theater, a new partner of the Festival, the film Kinra by Peruvian director, screenwriter and cinematographer Marko Panatonik (Peru, 2023, 157′). An event that will lead us to reflect on the renunciations one is forced to make in order to work, sometimes involving important spheres of life such as one’s family and roots. The collaboration with the Cinema Teatro Monterosa adds an important piece to the geography of Job Film Days, bringing the Festival to one of the historic theaters in northern Turin, a garrison for the cultural life of the area and an example of how cinema can be community. The film was screened at the Festival de Cine de Lima, garnering numerous awards, including best first feature and the ILO-Cinetrab award for best fiction film on the themes of the right to work. Methods of access: the event can be accessed by purchasing tickets at the Monterosa Cinema Theater box […]

THE STORY OF SOULEYMANE (France, 2024, 93′) Tuesday, October 1, at 8:30 pm, Cinema Massimo, Sala 1 Opening Job Film Days 2024 The opening of the fifth edition of Job Film Days will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 1, at 8:30 pm at Cinema Massimo in Room 1, with the screening of the opening film The Story of Souleymane by Boris Lojkine (France, 2024). Boris Lojkine’s third fiction feature film, The Story of Souleymane was screened at this year’s Cannes Film Festival in the “Un certain regard” section, receiving the Prix du Jury award, the Best Male Actor Award and the Fipresci International Critics’ Award. The film recounts the wait for the asylum interview, a necessary step to obtain documents and start a new life. A moment of great tension, loaded with expectations, anxiety, memories and fear of not making it, with all the unknowns that this entails. The screening will be preceded by greetings from the authorities, officially kicking off the 2024 edition of the Festival. Before the opening film, the trailers of the films of the Feature Film Competition “Lavoro 2024” JFD-INAIL Piemonte and the trailers of the film of the Short Film Competition “Job for the future […]

JOB FILM STORIES (Italy, 2024) Wednesday, October 2, at 5 pm, Cinema Massimo, Sala 3 Event in collaboration with Piedmont Employment Agency This year the valuable network of partners of Job Film Days is enriched by the presence of Agenzia Piemonte Lavoro, with whose collaboration Job Film Days presents the world premiere on Wednesday, October 2 at 5 pm at Cinema Massimo of two short films, directed by Matteo Bellizzi, to tell the story of the world of Agenzia Piemonte Lavoro and the activities it carries out through the provision of services for work. A look ?from the inside? to give back to the audience the life paths of those who are looking for a job, have lost it or are learning it, and the experience of young people under 25 who participate in the ‘WorldSkills International’ world championship of trades. Presenting the films is the director. Followed by talk by Matteo Saudino (professor and writer). Methods of access: admission is for invited guests only. There will still be a quota of tickets available for the general public that can be purchased online and at the box office. IOLAVORO (Italy, 2024, 18′) Direction and editing: Matteo BellizziVideo-makers: Matteo Bellizzi, Massimiliano […]

TEMPORARIES/RICHELIEU (Canada-France, 2023, 89′) Wednesday, October 2, at 10 am, Politecnico di Torino, Aula Emma Strada, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, 24 Event in collaboration with CGIL – CISL – UIL Torino e Politecnico di Torino On Wednesday, October 2, at 10 am Job Film Days presents the film Richelieu (Canada-France, 2023, 90′) by Canadian screenwriter and editor Pier-Philippe Chevigny at the Politecnico di Torino, in collaboration with CGIL – CISL – UIL Torino and Politecnico di Torino. The screening denounces the extremely harsh working conditions to which seasonal immigrant workers in Canada are subjected and the discrimination against them. The film will be presented by Tatiana Mazali (Turin Polytechnic University, Bachelor of Science in Cinema and Media Engineering). Followed by debate with Mattia Pirulli (CISL national secretary), Stefano Sacchi (vice-rector Politecnico di Torino). Giorgio Vernoni (Ires Piemonte) will moderate. Methods of access: admission by invitation. Direction and screenplay: Pier-Philippe ChevignyDirector of Photography: Gabriel Brault TardifEditing: Amélie LabrècheCast: Ariane Castellanos, Marc-André Grondin, Nelson Coronado, Eve DuranceauProduction: Le Foyer Films, TS Productions, JPL Films Ariane, facing economic issues after her difficult divorce, comes back to the Québec Richelieu Valley, her hometown. There, she finds a job as an interpreter for seasonal immigrant […]

BURNING OUT/BRANDMEESTER (Netherlands, 2023, 85′) Thursday, October 3 at 3 pm, Cinema Massimo, Screen 3 Event in collaboration with CGIL – CISL – UIL Torino On Thursday, October 3 at 3 pm at Cinema Massimo, Job Film Days presents, in collaboration with CGIL – CISL – UIL Torino, Burning Out (Netherlands, 2023) by Dutch director Saskia Gubbels. The film, in its national premiere, tells the story of Amsterdam’s oldest fire station grappling with changes that challenge the firefighting team in an environment marked by traits that are still too patriarchal. The screening will be followed by a talk by Mauro Casucci (UIL Piedmont). Methods of access: admission is for invited guests only. There will still be a quota of tickets available for the general public that can be purchased online and at the box office. Direction and Screenplay: Saskia GubbelsDirector of photography: Niels van Koevorden, Gregor Meerman, Hans BoumaEditing: Riekje Ziengs, Saskia GubbelsMusic: Alan McLachlanProduction: Tangerine Tree Amsterdam firefighters are going through a period of change, and this creates friction and tension. The fire station in which they work is the oldest in the Dutch capital and they need a more modern one. The group is formed by all males […]

JUSTICE IN CINEMA. The narration of the work of magistrates and judicial police through films. Thursday, October 3, at 10 am, University of Turin, graduation hall Terracini, Via Sant’Ottavio, 20 Event in collaboration with Magistratura Democratica e University of Turin, Department of Humanities – DAMS On Thursday, October 3, Job Film Days presents, in collaboration with Magistratura Democratica and University of Turin, Department of Humanities – DAMS, Justice in Cinema. The narration of the work of magistrates and judicial police through films. In this event, which has an innovative format because it compares two seemingly distant worlds such as justice and cinema, it will be possible to discuss what is true, plausible, fanciful or imaginary in the representation of investigations, trials and the work of magistrates and judicial police within Italian television series, including through the presentation of short clips from some films. The event, aimed especially at students of the University of Turin, Department of Humanities- DAMS and Department of Law, is open to the public. The meeting will be led by Giuseppe Battarino (jurist and writer) and Paola Valentini (University of Turin, Department of Humanities, DAMS). Giulia Francesca Muggeo (University of Turin, Department of Humanities, DAMS) will moderate. […]

WITHOUT AIR/ELFOGY A LEVEGO (Hungary, 2023, 103′) Friday, October 4, at 10 am, Cinema Massimo, Screen 3 Event in collaboration with Engim Piemonte On Friday, October 4, Job Film Days presents at 10 am at Cinema Massimo the film Without Air by Katalin Moldovai (Hungary, 2023), a film that reveals the critical nature of the teacher’s work in Hungary today, when he or she is exposed to severe limitations in freedom of expression and education, with unpredictable consequences. The event, organized in collaboration with ENGIM Piedmont, will involve students from its professional training courses. This will be followed by a meeting with faculty from Engim Piedmont’s ‘ARTIGIANELLI’ Training Service Center. Methods of access: confidential screening, accessible through ticket purchase. Director: Katalin MoldovaiScreenplay: Zita Palóczi, Katalin MoldovaiPhotography: András TáborosiEditing: Orsolya SoltészMusic: Tibor CáriCast: Ágnes Krasznahorkai, Tünde Skovrán, Áron Diményi, Soma Sándor, Zsolt Bolonyi, Ágnes LorinczProduction: Magma Cinema Ana, a literature teacher, is accused by the father of her student Viktor of misconduct, due to a lesson on the life and work of Arthur Rimbaud. This accusation is made specifically because she had assigned the class to see Agnieszka Holland’s movie, Poets from Hell, in order to explore the subject. Since the […]

FIRST CASE/PREMIÈRE AFFAIRE (France, 2023, 98′) Friday, October 4, at 7 pm, Cinema Massimo, Screen 3 Event in collaboration with Ordine degli Avvocati di Torino On Friday, October 4, Job Film Days, in collaboration with the Turin Bar Association, presents the film Première Affaire (France, 2023) by director Victoria Musiedlak at 7 pm. at Cinema Massimo. The film, based on a true story, describes the first case that young lawyer Nora is faced with that will lead her to question her professional and personal choices in a crescendo of tension and doubt. The screening of the film will be followed by a Q&A with attorneys and board members of the Ordine degli Avvocati di Torino Dafne Koumentakis and Stefano Bonaudo. The event is accredited for training by the Ordine degli Avvocati di Torino. Method of access: the event can be accessed by purchasing tickets online or at the Cinema Massimo box office Direction and screenplay: Victoria MusiedlakPhotography: Martin RitEditing: Carole Le PageMusic: Olivier MargueritCasts: Noée Abita, Anders Danielsen Lie, Alexis Neises, François Morel, Louise Chevillotte, Saadia BentaïebProduction: Ligne 2 Nora, 26, has just finished law school. She is a young lawyer as immature and naive as she is talented. She […]

L’OCCHIO DELLA GALLINA (Italy, 2024, 93′) Saturday, October 5, at 9 pm, Cinema Massimo, Screen 3 Job Film Days presents, in its regional premiere, the latest film by Neapolitan director Antonietta De Lillo, L’occhio della gallina (Italy, 2024). Antonietta De Lillo, president of the Festival’s feature film jury, signs a cinematic self-portrait of the last two decades of her career, marked by the court dispute related to her most important film, The Rest of Nothing. The Eye of the Hen was presented at Venice 81, as part of the Venice Nights of the Venice Days. Cinema Massimo will dedicate two more evenings to the director, the first on Friday, October 18 with screenings of The Rest of Nothing at 6:15 pm and The Eye of the Hen at 8:30 pm, and the second on Tuesday, October 29 (4 pm The Rest of Nothing, 6:15 pm The Eye of the Hen). The director presents the film. Followed by Q&A with the director moderated by Grazia Paganelli (National Cinema Museum). Method of access: the event can be accessed by purchasing tickets online or at the Cinema Massimo box office Director: Antonietta De LilloScreenplay: Antonietta De Lillo, Laura Sabatino con la collaborazione di […]

WITHOUT AIR/ELFOGY A LEVEGO (Hungary, 2023, 103′) JOB FILM DAYS 2024 AWARDS CEREMONY – CLOSING FILM Sunday, October 6 at 8 pm, Cinema Massimo, Screen 1 The closing night of the fifth edition of Job Film Days will take place on Sunday, October 6 at 8 pm at Cinema Massimo. During the evening there will be an awards ceremony for the festival’s two competitive sections, the international competition dedicated to documentaries and fiction feature films dealing with different aspects of the world of work, International Film Award ‘Job 2024’ JFD – INAIL Piemonte, and the competition dedicated to short films made in the European Union by directors under 40 that tell the story of “emerging” jobs and the challenges of contemporary work, Award ‘Job for the Future 2024’ JFD – Turin Chamber of Commerce. There will also be an award ceremony for the best film subjects on labor issues received by the Festival as part of the Writing Workshop ‘From Idea to Subject Job Film Days 2024′. The Workshop was organized by the Job Film Days ETS Association in collaboration with the Bottega Miller Association (Vercelli) and the Videocommunity Association (Turin). The awards are supported by the Order of Labor Consultants […]

SAFETY AT WORK IN ITALY: A PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM Thursday, September 26, 9 am. to 6 pm, University of Turin , Department of Psychology, Via Verdi, 10 The event provides an opportunity for an analysis of the occupational safety situation in the framework of public health protection in our country, resuming reflection on one of the most relevant among the themes proposed by the Job Film Days film festival. Before getting to the heart of the event, with screenings of the films in theaters, the spaces of the Department of Psychology of the University of Turin (Via Verdi 10) will host a conference on September 26 dedicated to occupational safety. The Italian Sociology Association, Section of Sociology of Health and Medicine, the Job Film Days Ets Association, the University of Turin and its Department of Psychology have decided to promote a dialogue between different disciplinary fields. Guests will include Piedmont Region Health Councillor Federico Riboldi, Turin City Council Deputy Mayor Michela Favaro, Professor Anna Rosa Favretto, Department of Psychology, University of Turin, scientific coordinator of the Sociology of Health and Medicine Section, and Annalisa Lantermo, director of Job Film Days. Also speaking at the conference will be Raffaele Guariniello (former […]

THE LIMITS OF WORK (Czech Republic, 2017, 71′) Monday, September 30 at 6 pm, Rai Teche, Auditorium C, Via Giuseppe Verdi, 31 Event as part of Prix Italia 2024 in collaboration with Rai Teche On Monday, September 30 at 6 pm at Auditorium C in Via Verdi Job Film Days presents, as part of Prix Italia 2024 and in collaboration with Rai Teche, The Limits of Work by Czech director Apolena Rychlíková. The film, which is part of the television series Czech Journal made for Czech TV, chronicles journalist Sasa Uhlová’s investigation of poorly paid jobs in different parts of the Czech Republic. The screening is therefore part of the Prix Italia international competition (Turin, October 1-4, 2024) organized by RAI under the High Patronage of the President of the Italian Republic, which rewards the best radio, TV and web programs for quality, innovation and creativity made globally. Giuseppe Gariazzo (film critic) presents the film. Method of access: free entry. Director: Apolena RychlíkováScreenplay: Apolena Rychlíková, Sasa UhlováPhotography: Jan SípekEditing: Katerina Krutská-VrbováCast: Sasa UhlováProduction: Petr Kubica – Czech Television, Augustine Micková Almost one fifth of Czechs work for less than 83 crowns per hour. There is a specific term for referring […]